lack of motivation and fear of failure; Tripathi and Singh, 2018), to systemic factors (women face greater discrimination in the credit market for institutional and non-institutional loans; Chaudhuri et al, 2020), to more widespread normative barriers such as the double burden and time poverty faced by women due to gendered division of care responsibilities (Torri, 2012 and Warnecke, 2013). [...] Understanding the social interactions between women entrepreneurs and their business ecosystem, and how these interactions intersect with Connections: How Social Interactions Shape Growth Stories of Women-led Enterprises 2 their social and economic backgrounds, can shed light on the gender-specific issues in the field of entrepreneurship and ultimately help in shaping policy that aims to boost wom. [...] • Over a third of the total sample belonged to Other Backward Castes (31% of WEs and 47% of MEs), while over three-quarters of the total sample was Hindu (80% of WEs and 68% of MEs). [...] Connections: How Social Interactions Shape Growth Stories of Women-led Enterprises 18 Respondents in our sample alluded to these socio-economic inequities through the use of phrases such as 'family background' and 'value systems' in reference to the advantages that may accrue to male and female entrepreneurs belonging to certain caste and class segments. [...] Further, tailoring such support based on the needs of the cohorts of women entrepreneurs—based on location, sector, scale, and individual vision and ambition of each business owner—can help deliver more focused and useful Image Credit: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images/Images of assistance to a wider variety of entrepreneurs.
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